# Andy Kaufmann > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Andy_Kaufmann > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Andy_Kaufmann.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Kaufmann > Source revision: 1289368321 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American basketball player}} {{about|the former basketball player|the late comedian|Andy Kaufman}} '''Andy Kaufmann''' (born c. 1970) is a former [basketball](/source/basketball) 6'5 or 6'6 [swingman](/source/swingman)/[small forward](/source/small_forward) who starred at the [University of Illinois](/source/Illinois_Fighting_Illini) during the late 1980s and early 1990s. ==High school== Kaufmann began his career at [Routt Catholic High School](/source/Routt_Catholic_High_School) in [Jacksonville, Illinois](/source/Jacksonville%2C_Illinois). After playing alongside his brother Kevin for one year, he transferred where he starred at Jacksonville High School in Jacksonville, where his 3160 career points ranks him second all-time in the state. He is one of only five players to score over 3,000 points in his career.{{cite web|url=http://www.blogs.suntimes.com/hoopsreport/2008/02/freshman_phenom_should_be_than.html |title=Freshman phenom should be thankful - City/Suburban Hoops Report |access-date=2010-05-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716163726/http://www.blogs.suntimes.com/hoopsreport/2008/02/freshman_phenom_should_be_than.html |archive-date=2011-07-16 }} He scored 50 points in a game three times.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ihsa.org/activity/bkb/records/aindiv50.htm |title=IHSA website |access-date=2008-11-25 |archive-date=2016-03-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305025837/http://www.ihsa.org/activity/bkb/records/aindiv50.htm |url-status=dead }} ==Illinois career== Kaufmann started his Fighting Illini career as a [freshman](/source/freshman) in 1988–89, averaging 4.3 points per game in 12 games for the Illini's [Final Four](/source/NCAA_Men's_Division_I_Basketball_Championship) team. As a [sophomore](/source/Sophomore_year) in 1989–90, Kaufmann averaged 9.8 points in 29 games. Kaufmann averaged 21.3 ppg as a [junior](/source/Junior_(education_year)){{cite web|url=http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/1992/12/12-02-92tdc/12-02-92dsports-5.asp |title=Men's Basketball Preview |accessdate=2008-11-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010725140944/http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/1992/12/12-02-92tdc/12-02-92dsports-5.asp |archivedate=2001-07-25 }} in 1990–91, leading the team. His 660-point scored that season rank as the second highest single season point total in Fighting Illini history. On December 3, 1990, Kaufmann scored 46 points against [Wisconsin-Milwaukee](/source/University_of_Wisconsin%E2%80%93Milwaukee), the second highest single game point total in Fighting Illini men's basketball history. Kaufmann did not play in the 1991–92 season, due to academic suspension.{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}} In the 1992–93 season, Kaufmann averaged 17.3 points as a [senior](/source/senior_(education)). Kaufmann is perhaps best remembered for his 3-point [buzzer beater](/source/buzzer_beater) on February 4, 1993, gave the Illini a one-point victory over the ninth-ranked [Iowa Hawkeyes](/source/Iowa_Hawkeyes). IlliniHQ.com rates this the 4th greatest moment in Illini basketball history. As of 2013, Kaufmann is the Fighting Illini's 10th all-time leading scorer with 1,533 points,{{Cite web |url=http://fightingillini.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/122805aaa.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2008-12-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106045759/http://fightingillini.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/122805aaa.html |archive-date=2009-01-06 |url-status=dead }} a total which ranked fourth on the all-time list at the completion of his playing eligibility. As of 1999, he was the 8th all-time Illini player for made 3-point field goals with 105 in (276 attempts).{{Cite web |url=http://fightingillini.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/121499aaa.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2008-12-04 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130121064403/http://fightingillini.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/121499aaa.html |archive-date=2013-01-21 |url-status=dead }} ==Pro basketball== Kaufmann was drafted in the 7th (and final) round, 107 overall, of the 1993 [CBA](/source/Continental_Basketball_Association) amateur draft by [Wichita Falls Texans](/source/Wichita_Falls_Texans). He was also drafted in the Open Phase 5th round (38th overall) of the 1993 [USBL](/source/United_States_Basketball_League) draft, by Daytona Beach Hooters. Although he received offers to play overseas, Kaufmann was burnt out of basketball after his senior year and decided to give it up. He made his first trip back to the University of Illinois during the 25th anniversary of the Flying Illini celebration. He currently works at the Blind and Deaf School in Jacksonville. ==References== {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaufmann, Andy}} Category:1960s births Category:Living people Category:American men's basketball players Category:Basketball players from Illinois Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball players Category:Small forwards Category:Sportspeople from Jacksonville, Illinois Category:20th-century American sportsmen Category:Year of birth missing (living people) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Andy Kaufmann](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Kaufmann) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Kaufmann?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.